FIRST TIME WATCHING: Pacific Rim

duuuuude helllll yeaaaah

The best thing in this movie, which also really sets it apart is the camera work. They never use a virtual camera (well, of course they did, but made it like they did not) when showing a Yaeger. The angle when watching a Yaeger was always set on a believable reference point. On the street, on the roof, on a boat, on a chopper, on the ocean floor, on an ocean floor elevation, on the Yaeger itself, on a submarine, on a weather balloon, on a part of debries falling down with Gipsy... It never moved around, like it was located on a hypersonic drone on steroids and caffeine. And the machines were moving as if they were 7,000 tons. This also ruined Uprising, when the Yaegers were moving, like they were actual human sized humans and the camera suddenly was all over the place.

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Love this movie and really enjoyed your reaction. Guillermo Del Toro is one of the best in terms of world buildung and fantastic creatures. He made this after Hellboy 2 iirc and it shows. Would've preferred he had not only directed Pacific Rim 2 and also concluded the Hellboy trilogy. Some characters returned for Pacific Rim Uprising but they got treated very badly in the script, which is a shame. You can watch it but it's not nearly as good. Del Toro's last film was Frankenstein for Netflix and he really dilivered with that one.

Guillermo Del Toro never misses!!! King of monster movies!!! And practical effects! The way you can feel the weight of the Jaeger with every punch is sooo satisfying. Definitely scratched that Power Rangers megazord itch in my brain lol Charlie Day was also a bright spot in this movie, and maybe the only thing I actually liked about the sequel

Looved your reaction to this one~! I really enjoy this movie and it's been more than a handful of years at least since I last saw it so it was a lot of fun to see again! Keep on Keeping On, and thank you for all you do~!

Just a couple of notes on some of your questions, granted there are definitely some plot conveniences but there are answer for some of your questions :P - Why they need two pilots: The neural load is too much for most single pilots, the intro shows pilots dying when they try and pilot the Jaeger's alone. It's why it's so remarkable for Raleigh and Pentacost to have managed it - Why all the jaegers aren't analog: The newer Jaegers use digital vs analog which I think makes them faster. Mark 5 has significantly faster movement than Gipsy Danger. - One cool detail is that since Newton drifted with the Kaiju and knows about the jaegers, the new Kaiju were built with the emp and knew to attack the head of the jaegers. - Nuclear danger from the bomb exploding: I think Raleigh and Mako were protected from the nuclear blast because Gipsy itself is nuclear so it has radiation shielding especially since Stacker Pentacost mentioned the old Jaegers mentioned not having shielding so the newer ones (eg Gipsy Danger) probably has it. This is also why Raleigh doesn't have radiation poisoning - Why they don't use swords: At the beginning, they talk about the acidic problem with the Kaiju blood, so the Jaegers seem to do their best to use blunt force and stuff like the plasma canon that quarterizes the wounds so they don't bleed as much. You can see in the last battle that the blood is really spraying everywhere I freaking love this movie, it's campy but so fun! (There is no sequel, just like there is no war in ba sing se) The VFX are incredible, the weight of the Jaegers and Kaiju are so well done, and the cinematography helps with the scale so well. Yes it dramatic and over the top, but it fully embraces it :D

So...THIS beat out Dredd...ok....

What sequel? None of us have ever heard of any sequel to this film. If there is one it would have to be utter dogshit for everyone to have forgotten it.

wow, I like this one. Let's hope Nat gets it 🙂

When I click the link it says the video is private.

So glad you enjoyed this one! Big shame this movie never got a sequel :(

The sequel is a massive misfire that drops all the characters you care about and nobody in it has chemistry.

There is no real squel, we don't like to talk about the sequel :)) . There is only one Pacific Rim!

I love this reaction. This is one of my favorite movies ever for the wacky world building, over the top characters, incredible sets, badass mecha, and beautiful monster designs. It's all style all the time and it's so much fun. Thanks for an amazing reaction Nat!

This movie pick is good timing because I'm currently watching/rewatching all of Guillermo del Toro's films. Watched Cronos and Mimic yesterday.

Happy Feature Friday Nat. I haven't watched this movie before. Looking forward to watching it with you sometime over the weekend 😊

WHAT!? I didn't realize this was even on the schedule, omg I'm so excited to watch with you!! 😃

Omg…incredible timing, I JUST rewatched this and wondered if there were many reactions to it online. Looking forward to watching this after work later, hope you enjoyed it!

Empty the clip and check for a pulse! How is it that the ocean is only a few dozen meters deep anywhere these guys are? Except when they are swimming underneath?

Hi Nat, as Andy said in his message, the YouTube link is private and we cannot access it.

Youtube link is private